triple

/ˈtɾiple/ · B2 · adj

triple

🥉 Same Latin root as English triple: tri- three + -plex fold, so three times

Latin triplus, from tri- (three) and -plus (fold), gave Spanish triple, said TREE-pleh. It works like English: el triple de precio means three times the price. It doesn't change for gender: un salto triple, una corona triple.

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